Isn't that the very definition of ad hominem - drawing attention to the source of the material, rather than tackling the material itself? Paul Graham's def: 'a

Isn't that the very definition of ad hominem - drawing attention to the source of the material, rather than tackling the material itself? Paul Graham's def: 'attacks the characteristics or authority of the writer without addressing the substance of the argument' https://bigthink.com/paul-ratner/how-to-disagree-well-7-of-the-best-and-worst-ways-to-argue https://bigthink.com/paul-ratner/how-to-disagree-well-7-of-t...